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The democratic leadership style is also called the to followers in making decisions. They took the ideas and
participative style as it encourages employees to be a part inputs from the followers for upcoming plans and
of the decision making. Democratic leaders try to strategies. They motivated the followers through
understand problems of their employees and work with participation in organizational activities. They also worked
them to identify the problem and bring solutions. with the followers and mediated for them. The followers
According to the sample leaders they have worked with supported their leaders’ democratic practices. This is
their employees whenever they faced problem and brought evident from the median score – ‘Frequent True’ (Table
a solution. For them it is almost always true (Table (1)). It (2)).
is frequently true for the sample followers. Both leader and An important factor making democratic style significant is
follower agree that the leader worked with their employees because majority of the sampled leaders are from
whenever they faced problem and brought a solution. government and public sectors organizations. There are few
private sector organizations in Manipur. The bureaucratic
9. MEDIATION officers who are considered as sampled leaders in the study
felt that the final decision makers were not them but higher
A democratic leader is a coach. He or she develops team
authorities. For example the Deputy Commissioners
spirit and high moral among the employees. A leader of
highlighted that they only give suggestions for making
this style mediates for others and provides clear feedbacks.
decisions but the final decision are made at cabinet levels.
Both the leader and follower agree that the sample leader
The sampled leaders recognized that people are less
frequently mediates and give clear feedbacks (Table (1)).
competitive and more collaborative when they are working
The responses of the leader and their subordinates tally
on joint goals. They also agree that collective decision is
which is ‘Frequently True’. So the leaders encourages team
better than individual decision which can be achieved only
sprit and high morale among the employees.
when leaders are democratic in their styles. The sampled
10. OVER-VIEW leaders from the government and public sectors felt that
they involve their subordinates in the decision making
The median score for the sampled leaders falls at the process. These sampled leaders were of the opinion that
highest rating scale – ‘Almost Always True’ (Table (2)). they are public servants and work for the upliftment of the
This result indicates that the sampled top executives of state and for the society at large.
organizations in Manipur are highly democratic in their
leadership practices. In other words, they delegate authority
Table (1): Democratic Leadership Style
Median score
Sl.
Parameters Leaders Followers
No
(Scale) (Scale)
1. Decision making Almost Always True (5) Frequently True (4)
2. Involvement of subordinates Frequently True (4) Frequently True (4)
3. Ideas and inputs Almost Always True(5) Occasionally True(3)
4. Employees’ participation Almost Always True(5) Occasionally True(3)
5. Motivating factor Almost Always True(5) Frequently True (4)
6. Participation and skill sharing Almost Always True(5) Frequently True (4)
7. Work with employees Almost Always True(5) Frequently True (4)
8. Mediation Frequently True (4) Frequently True (4)
Table (2): Democratic Leadership Style
Leader Follower
Response No. of Cumulative Median Response No. of Cumulative Median
category respondents frequency score category respondents frequency score
Almost Almost Almost
112 112 75 75
always true always true always true
Frequently Frequently Frequently
53 165 101 176
true true True
Occasionally Occasionally
23 188 66 242
true true
Seldom true 12 200 Seldom true 36 278
Almost never Almost never
0 200 2 280
true true
Total 200 Total 280 281
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mass manipulation. In A. W. Gouldner, Studies in
[1] Bass, B. M. (1990). Bass & Stogdill’s handbook of leadership: Leadership and democratic action (pp.
leadership: Theory, research & managerial 417-421). New York: Russell & Russell.
applications (3rded.). New York: Free Press.
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